Exploring therapeutic options for Parkinson’s disease: Insights at Master in Drug Discovery and Development seminar series

The College of Pharmacy at Gulf Medical University was pleased to welcome Dr. Rabab Hamed Sayed, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Cairo University's Faculty of Pharmacy, as the speaker for a seminar talk on November 20th, 2022. Dr. Sayed, who has a background in experimental pharmacology and a focus on neuroscience and behavioral [...]

On November 12th, 2022, the College of Pharmacy at Gulf Medical University welcomed Dr. Shashyendra Singh Gautam, Principal Scientist in the bioanalytical research department at Biocon-Bristol Myers Squibb Research Center (BBRC) in Bangalore, India, as the speaker for a seminar talk on "LC-MS/MS based bioanalytical approaches for the quantitation of small and large molecules." During [...]

On November 1st, 2022, Ms. Nusaiba Babiker, Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development student, College of Pharmacy, GMU presented in the 8th International Electronic Conference in Medicinal Chemistry, by professional poster entitled “In silico Fragment-Based Drug Design & Molecular Docking of Tranilast Analogues as Potential Inhibitors of Transforming Growth Factor- β Receptor type [...]

On October 26, 2022, Reham Khaled, a student in the Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development program at the College of Pharmacy, successfully defended her thesis titled "Potential chemo-modulatory effect of the marine-derived secondary metabolite 'terrein' on the anticancer properties of gemcitabine: pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics study." The examination committee, which was led by [...]

On Monday, October 24th, the College of Pharmacy and candidates of the master in drug discovery and development had a faculty research seminar presented by Dr. Mohammad Askandar Iqbal. Dr. Iqbal holds a PhD in biochemistry from Jawaharlal Nehru university in New Delhi, India followed by postdoctoral training at MD Anderson cancer center in the [...]

On Monday, October 17th, the College of Pharmacy and the master in drug discovery and development seminar series had a faculty research seminar presented by Dr. Heba Abdelmegeed Eldeeb. Dr. Heba has a Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Graduate School of life sciences, Hokkaido University, Japan. She has a profound experience in metabolomics, and immunology [...]

On Monday, October 10th, the College of Pharmacy had a faculty research seminar presented by Dr. Areeg Ali. Dr. Areeg is a former coordinator and supervisor of Phase IV clinical trials at LaGray Chemical Company, Ghana. She is currently a Professor in the department of clinical pharmacy and pharmacology, at Rak Medical and Health Sciences [...]

On October 1, 2022, Melange magazine interviewed Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development (MDD) Graduate, Ms. Dalia Al Saeedy. Dalia is currently located in Richmond, Virginia, USA, where she is attending Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) as a PhD student in the field of Pharmacogenomics. College of PharmacyHome Overview Dean’s Message Vision, Mission & [...]

Dalia Al Saeedy, a student in the Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development program at the College of Pharmacy, has successfully defended her thesis titled "Modulating the Polymorphic UGT1A1 Gene to Enhance Captothecin’s Anti-Colorectal Effect". The examination committee was led by Dr. Ahmed Al-Abd, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology and the main supervisor [...]

The field of pharmacy is constantly evolving and changing, with many new career paths opening up for pharmacists beyond conventional roles. Dalia Al Saeedy, a PharmD graduate from Gulf Medical University (GMU), decided to pursue a career in research and academia. During her time at GMU, Dalia explored multiple areas of pharmacy practice by training [...]